Upcoming Events within New York City’s Parks Schedule

September 9 – October 14, 2016

Provided by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

• Central Park Tour: Seneca Village 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at 85th Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan
• Bryant Park Juggling 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• GreenThumb Workshop: Making Compost Work for You 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden, Manhattan

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

• Walking Meditation 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. at Upper Terrace, Bryant Park, Manhattan
• Green Neighborhoods: North Shore 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Broad Street and Tompkins Avenue, Stapleton Playground, Staten Island
• Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
• Garden Centennial Exhibition 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
• GreenThumb Workshop: Healthy Trees 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Corner of East Seventh Street and Avenue B, Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan

Thursday, September 15, 2016

• Central Park Tour: West Side Stories 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at 81st Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan
• Birding Lunch Hour Walk 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Waverly Place and MacDougal Street, Washington Square Park, Manhattan
• Sherman Creek Stewards: Garden Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Swindler Cove, Sherman Creek, Manhattan
• Kayaking 5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m. at Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Friday, September 16, 2016

• Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Legendary Landmarks 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan

Saturday, September 17, 2016

• Bird Walks 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• Bird Watching at the Reservoir 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Main entrance across from the Vermont Place Parking Lot,
• Walk Randall’s Island 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Greenbelt Trail Restoration 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
• Green Neighborhoods: Richmond Hill 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Lane S at Myrtle Avenue, Forest Park, Queens
• Hattie Carthan Community Farmers’ Market 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Hattie Carthan Garden, Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Brooklyn
• Bronx Kill Salt Marsh Tour 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Discovery Club for Families 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
• Family Art Project: Ecological Landscapes 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Kayaking 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
• Pumpkins: Playful and Plentiful 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
• Central Park Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Alexander von Humboldt statue, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
• Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots: Youth Making the City Green 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Stadium Ball Fields, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• GreenThumb Harvest Fair 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Diamante Garden, Manhattan
• Garden Centennial Exhibition 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
• Wave Hill History Walk 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Nature Exploration: John Muir Trail (Vigorous) 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Mosholu Avenue and Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• Linda Hickman: The Forest Path 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
• Bronx Kill Salt Marsh Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Bronx Kill Salt Marsh, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: The Ramble 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan
• Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Pier I, Riverside Park South, Manhattan
• Family Camping Brooklyn 6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. at Prospect Park, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
• Nocturnal Wildlife 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at Albert H. Mauro Playground, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Sunday, September 18, 2016

• Yoga 10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. at Ecology Building, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Discovery Club for Families 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, Manhattan
• Trail of the Month: Freshkills Park Edition 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Freshkills Park Event Entrance, Staten Island
• Pumpkins: Playful and Plentiful 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
• Wellness Workshop: Honey Infusions 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
• Central Park Tour: Seneca Village 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at 85th Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan
• Historic New York: Old Croton Aqueduct 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at 170th Street and University Avenue, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
• Discovery Day 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Freshkills Park Event Entrance, Staten Island
• Garden Centennial Exhibition 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
• Sherman Creek Stewards: Forest Crew 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
• Hike and Draw 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
• Smiling Hogshead Ranch Harvest Festival 2:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Smiling Hogshead Ranch, Queens

Monday, September 19, 2016

• Central Park Tour: Northern Welcome Tour 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at East 106th Street Entrance, Central Park, Manhattan
• Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, Central Park, Manhattan

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

• Pumpkins: Playful and Plentiful 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
• Central Park Tour: The Art of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan
• Bryant Park Juggling 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan